Hiding Bald Spots
The two methods of non-surgical hair replacement today involve the use of hair systems and hair loss concealers. Various types of hair systems such as full wigs, hairpieces, toupees, hair extensions and weaves can look very authentic and have been used for ages to cover bald spots and typically with good rates of success. However, their typical weaknesses are high maintenance costs and, in many situations, the discomfort of wearing them. Hair loss concealers on the other hand have been around for a much shorter period of time and have often been looked down upon for being incapable of withstanding adverse external conditions and for appearing unnatural. This no longer appears to be true as many of them have dramatically improved recently, both in terms of their authentic appearance and their resistance.
There three existing types of hair loss concealers include those that simply paint your scalp to match your hair colour, then there are hair thickeners that thicken your hair by coating and penetrating the hair and trapping moisture and volume-building proteins inside the hair shaft and, lastly, there are concealers that apply microfibers that cling to your hair like branches to the trunk of a tree, increasing the hair density. Some products combine two of the aforementioned approaches and paint your scalp and thicken your hair at the same time. All of these products come in various applications, such as a powder, cream or a spray. Hair loss concealers do not contain any active substance that would fight hair loss but some of them allow you to continue with a topical hair loss treatment such as minoxidil.
Microfiber-based hair loss concealers can be often applied in as little as 30 seconds versus a minimum of five minutes needed for hair thickeners. However, microfibers are less water-resistant and it is quite difficult to apply them precisely and, therefore, they are not very suitable for creating an authentic-looking frontal hairline. Their greatest benefit is that they are unrecognisable in your hair, even with a very close inspection. Hair thickeners, especially those that also colour your scalp, are extremely water-resistant and excellent for frontal hairlines but they take longer to apply. They cover your scalp with a layer of colouring substance, which makes it hard to apply any topical hair loss treatment. Their greatest weakness in comparison to microfibers is that in direct sunlight it can become visible to the sharp eye that the scalp has been painted.
The common drawback of all types of products for concealing hair loss is the limited choice of available shades. Some hair loss sufferers use a combination of two products simultaneously to overcome the weaknesses of individual products and to achieve the most authentic shade and appearance. Usually a combination of a hair thickener and a microfibrous concealer is used. The results of such combinations are typically excellent. If you decide to try any such combinations, make sure that you apply the scalp-painting, hair loss thickener first and then use the microfibres to mask the remaining imperfections. There are many products in all three categories of hair loss concealers and you may need to test a number of them in order to identify those that best match you hair colour and style of application.
Hair loss concealers are amongst a number of topics discussed at GreyHairLoss.com, a platform dedicated to helping hair loss sufferers deal with their condition and to identify the most suitable hair loss treatment for their current situation. You are invited to visit this website and share your experiences by writing a consumer review on any hair loss therapy you have used and recommend products you have found effective. Dody is the editor of the website dedicated to educating the public on treating hair loss and gray hair and assessing the potency of commercial hair remedies. For more information on hair loss treatments and to share experiences with hair remedies you have used visit his Blog. Tags: bald spots, hair colour, hair density, hair extensions, hair loss treatment, hair shaft, hair systems, high maintenance, minoxidil, surgical hair replacement, types of hair loss, weaves |
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